Murray Murdoch

John Murray Murdoch (May 19, 1904 – May 17, 2001) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach.

Murray Murdoch
Murdoch in a 1935 newspaper
Born (1904-05-19)May 19, 1904
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
Died May 17, 2001(2001-05-17) (aged 96)
Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S.
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for New York Rangers
Playing career 1925–1938

Murdoch was born in Lucknow, Ontario and raised in Edgerton, Alberta. His parents were Walter Dryden Murdoch (b. 1875) and Jennie Bell "Jane" Murray (b. 1878). He received a Bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Manitoba where he played hockey from 1921 to 1924. He played left wing for the New York Rangers in 508 games with 84 goals and 108 assists from the Rangers' first season in the 1926–27 NHL season until the 1936–37 NHL season. From 1938 to 1965, he was the sixth head coach of Yale University hockey team. In 1974, he was awarded the Lester Patrick Trophy for his contribution to hockey in the United States.

Awards and achievements

John Murray Murdoch has several relationships with NHL players:

Dave Dryden and Ken Dryden are his first cousins twice removed. J. Murray Murdoch's parents were Jane Murray and Walter Murdoch (b 1875). Walter's half sister Maggie Murdoch (1855-1926) married Andrew Dryden (1849-1922). Their great grandsons are Dave and Ken Dryden.

Mark Messier and Paul Messier are related by marriage through Murray Murdoch's wife, Marie Heinrich. Marie was the daughter of George Heinrich and Ina Dea (d 1936). Ina's brother John Dea (d 1943 in World War II) married Alice Dodd Stiles (1911-1999). Their grandsons are the Messier brothers.

Billy Dea is also related by marriage. Ina Dea and John Dea's brother Howard Dea is Billy Dea's father, and also played professional hockey. Another one of Dea's siblings, Christine, married Murray Murdoch's uncle (his father, Walter's brother), Lovell Steele Murdoch (1881-1963) - their children being Murray Murdoch's cousins. Former Ranger Don Murdoch and former California Golden Seal, Cleveland Baron and St Louis Blue Bob Murdoch (ice hockey, born 1954) are grandsons of Lovell Steele Murdoch and Christine Dea Murdoch, and distant cousins of Murray, .[2]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Yale Bulldogs (Independent) (1938–1961)
1938-39 Yale 9-10-1
1939-40 Yale 10-6-4
1940-41 Yale 11-4-2
1941-42 Yale 13-4-0
1942-43 Yale 8-5-0
1943-44 Yale 3-2-0
1944-45 Yale 2-4-0
1945-46 Yale 6-2-0
1946-47 Yale 15-6-1
1947–48 Yale 8-11-1
1948–49 Yale 9-13-0
1949–50 Yale 12-6-0
1950–51 Yale 14-2-1
1951–52 Yale 17-8-0NCAA Consolation Game (Win)
1952–53 Yale 12-8-0
1953–54 Yale 11-5-3
1954–55 Yale 8-12-2
1955–56 Yale 9-9-0
1956–57 Yale 10-15-0
1957–58 Yale 8-12-2
1958–59 Yale 11-9-1
1959–60 Yale 10-15-0
1960–61 Yale 12-12-1
Yale: 228-180-19
Yale Bulldogs (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1965)
1961–62 Yale 8-16-07-14-021st
1962–63 Yale 12-9-111-9-011th
1963–64 Yale 4-18-04-16-027th
1964–65 Yale 11-12-08-12-0t-9th
Yale: 35-55-130-51-0
Total:263-235-20

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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References
  1. Cohen, Russ; Halligan, John; Raider, Adam (2009). 100 Ranger Greats: Superstars, Unsung Heroes and Colorful Characters. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0470736197. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  2. "Don Murdoch". New York Rangers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. "Yale Bulldogs Men's Ice Hockey". Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
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